Wind Energy

The world’s largest offshore wind farm, the Dogger Bank Wind Farm in UK waters, has achieved first power and started sending electricity to the UK national grid, the developers of the project said on Tuesday, hailing the major milestone at the offshore wind farm whose construction continues. Dogger Bank Wind …

UAE-based energy company Masdar has launched four wind farms with a total capacity of 103.5MW, as part of the UAE wind programme. The project sites are Sir Bani Yas Island in Abu Dhabi with 45MW of wind capacity and a 14MW solar farm, two 27MW wind farms on Delma Island …

Britain has now installed more wind capacity than any other type of power source, with wind power capacity overtaking combined-cycle gas power stations for the first time and ending more than a century of fossil fuels dominating the electricity system, a new report prepared for power group Drax showed on …

Norway’s energy major Equinor is today launching the world’s largest floating wind power installation, with 88 MW of capacity. The Hywind Tampen installation, offshore Norway, will supply electricity to oil and gas platforms in the area, Reuters notes in a report on the news. According to Equinor, the wind park …

China Three Gorges Corporation announced that the 16-megawatt MySE 16-260 turbine had been successfully installed at the company’s offshore wind farm near Fujian Province on July 19. The behemoth is 152 meters (500 feet) tall, and each single blade is 123 meters (403 feet) and weighs 54 tons. This means …

Wind and solar power generation will continue surging to the point of accounting for more than one-third of global electricity by 2030, up from 12% now, according to a new analysis by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), a nonprofit organization focused on the energy transition. The expected further surge in …

A 16-megawatt wind turbine – the world’s largest – is now in place off the southeastern coast of China. Developer China Three Gorges (CTG) Corporation and wind turbine maker Goldwind have announced that the world’s largest turbine has been installed off China’s Fujian Province. It will now undergo commissioning and …

Polish group Orlen has started constructing an onshore substation for the future Baltic Power wind farm in the Baltic Sea, which is scheduled to become operational in 2026. The company plans to start the first installation work at sea in 2024. The Baltic Power offshore wind farm will consist of …

Solar and wind power could have a massive waste problem if not dealt with soon, with growing uncertainty over what to do with components at the end of their lifespan. Some countries are now investing heavily in recycling operations for no longer functioning solar panels and wind turbines, while many …

A court in the Netherlands has suspended a project for natural gas drilling and extraction in the North Sea due to potential environmental damage. The offshore gas project, proposed by Netherlands-based company ONE-Dyas, was approved by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate in June last year. The Dutch …